Embodiments of this application relate to the technical field of electronic devices. The screen decorating member is used in an electronic device, and the electronic device includes a screen body; the screen decorating member includes a first decorating section, a second decorating section, and a bent section, and the second decorating section includes a first end portion and a second end portion; the first decorating section is connected to the first end portion of the second decorating section by the bent section, the second end portion is located on a side of the first end portion away from the bent section, and the first decorating section, the second decorating section, and the bent section are configured for being disposed around at least part of a circumference of the screen body; and the bent section and/or the second end portion are/is provided with a stress buffer structure.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
the first decorating section is connected to the first end portion of the second decorating section by the bent section, the second end portion is located on a side of the first end portion away from the bent section, and the first decorating section, the second decorating section, and the bent section are configured for being disposed around at least part of a circumference of the screen body; and the bent section and/or the second end portion are/is provided with a stress buffer structure. . A screen decorating member, used in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a screen body, wherein the screen decorating member comprises a first decorating section, a second decorating section, and a bent section, and the second decorating section comprises a first end portion and a second end portion;
claim 1 the second decorating surface is locally recessed in the first direction toward an edge of the screen body to form a notch; a part corresponding to the notch in the screen decorating member in the first direction is a blocking portion, and the blocking portion is configured for blocking the edge of the screen body; and another part other than the blocking portion in the screen decorating member is a fixing portion, and the fixing portion is configured for being fixed at a circumference of the housing. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the electronic device further comprises a housing, the screen body is disposed on a side of the housing, and the screen decorating member comprises a first decorating surface and a second decorating surface that are opposite to each other in a first direction;
claim 2 the second end portion comprises a first notch, and the main body portion comprises a second notch; a width of the first notch is greater than a width of the second notch, the width of the notch is a size of the notch in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the first notch comprises a first part and a second part that are adjacent in the second direction, the first part is a part that is in the first notch and that has a same width as the second notch, and the stress buffer structure comprises the second part. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the second decorating section further comprises a main body portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion;
claim 3 . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a width of the second part gradually decreases in a third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to the main body portion.
claim 3 the stress buffer structure further comprises the soft structure. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a soft structure is disposed at the second part; and
claim 5 the width of the soft structure is a size of the soft structure in the second direction. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein when the width of the second part gradually decreases in the third direction, a width of the soft structure gradually increments on a gradient in the third direction, wherein
claim 2 the stress buffer structure comprises the groove. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the blocking portion comprises a blocking surface facing the screen body; the blocking surface and a side wall of the fixing portion define the notch, and at least one groove is opened in the blocking surface at the second end portion; and
claim 7 . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a volume of the groove gradually decreases in a unit area of the blocking surface in a third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to the first end portion.
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10 the width of the groove is a size of the groove in the third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to a main body portion; the width of the groove is a size of the groove in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the depth of the groove is a size of the groove in the first direction. . The screen decorating member according to claim, wherein lengths, widths, and/or depths of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease in the third direction;
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claim 1 the length of the second end portion is a size of the second end portion in a third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to the first end portion. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a length of the second end portion is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm and is less than or equal to 10 mm; and
claim 2 a width of the third notch is greater than widths/a width of the fourth notch and/or the fifth notch, the width of the notch is a size of the notch in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the third notch comprises a third part and a fourth part that are adjacent in the second direction, the third part is a part that is in the third notch and that has a same width as the fourth notch and/or the fifth notch, and the stress buffer structure comprises the fourth part. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the bent section comprises a third notch, the first end portion comprises a fourth notch, and the first decorating section comprises a fifth notch;
claim 15 a width of the fourth part gradually decreases from a preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the bent section comprises a first edge and a second edge, the first edge is in contact with the first end portion, and the second edge is in contact with the first decorating section; and
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claim 2 the stress buffer structure comprises the fixing portion of the bent section. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a hardness of the fixing portion at the bent section is less than a hardness of the fixing portion at the first decorating section and a hardness of the fixing portion at the second decorating section; and
claim 1 . An electronic device, comprising the screen decorating member according toand a screen body.
claim 25 one end of the rotating shaft structure is connected to the first body, and the other end is connected to the second body; the flexible display is located on a side of the rotating shaft structure, the first body, and the second body; the flexible display comprises a bent display section and a first flat display section and a second flat display section that are located on two sides of the bent display section; the screen decorating members are located on a side of the flexible display away from the first body and the second body; and the first screen decorating member is configured for blocking a gap between an edge of the first flat display section and the first body, and the second screen decorating member is configured for blocking a gap between an edge of the second flat display section and the second body. . The electronic device according to, wherein the electronic device comprises a foldable terminal, and the foldable terminal further comprises a rotating shaft structure and two bodies; the screen body comprises a flexible display, and two screen decorating members are provided; the two bodies comprise a first body and a second body, and the two screen decorating members comprise a first screen decorating member and a second screen decorating member;
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claim 8 a plurality of grooves are provided, and volumes of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease in the third direction. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a plurality of grooves are provided, and a distance between two adjacent grooves gradually increases in the third direction; or
claim 2 wherein the first decorating surface is exposed from an outer side, and a protective layer is disposed on the first decorating surface and is configured for blocking the first decorating surface. the stress buffer structure comprises the blocking portion at the second end portion; . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the second decorating section further comprises a main body portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion; and a hardness of the blocking portion at the second end portion is less than a hardness of the blocking portion at the main body portion; and
claim 15 the stress buffer structure further comprises the soft structure; wherein when the width of the notch gradually decreases from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge, a width of the soft structure gradually increases from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge, and the width of the soft structure is a size of the soft structure in the second direction. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein a soft structure is disposed at the fourth part; and
claim 2 the stress buffer structure comprises the groove. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein at least one groove is opened in a side wall on a side of the fixing portion facing the notch; and
claim 31 a volume of the groove gradually decreases in a unit area of the side wall from a preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; a plurality of grooves are provided, and a distance between two adjacent grooves gradually increases from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; or where a plurality of grooves are provided, and volumes of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; wherein lengths, widths, and/or depths of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; the width of the groove is a size of the groove from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; the depth of the groove is a size of the groove in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the length of the groove is a size of the groove in the first direction. . The screen decorating member according to, wherein the bent section comprises a first edge and a second edge, the first edge is in contact with the first end portion, and the second edge is in contact with the first decorating section; and
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This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202211633795.0, entitled “SCREEN DECORATING MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE” filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Dec. 19, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This application relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a screen decorating member and an electronic device.
With continuous development of display technologies, foldable terminals (for example, foldable mobile phones) gradually become a development trend of future mobile electronic products. A foldable terminal can obtain a large display area in an unfolded state to improve a visual effect, can obtain a small volume in a folded state to facilitate carrying by a user, and therefore becomes popular among an increasing number of users.
A structure for implementing display of a foldable terminal is a flexible display. However, during falling of the foldable terminal, the flexible display has a problem of being vulnerable to damage due to impact from other structures of the foldable terminal.
To resolve the foregoing technical problem, this application provides a screen decorating member and an electronic device, to avoid a problem of the flexible display being vulnerable to damage due to impact from other structures of the foldable terminal.
According to a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a screen decorating member in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a screen body. The screen decorating member includes a first decorating section, a second decorating section, and a bent section, and the second decorating section includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first decorating section is connected to the first end portion of the second decorating section by the bent section, the second end portion is located on a side of the first end portion away from the bent section, and the first decorating section, the second decorating section, and the bent section are configured for being disposed around at least part of a circumference of the screen body. The bent section and/or the second end portion are/is provided with a stress buffer structure.
The stress buffer structure is disposed at the bent section and/or the second end portion to implement the protection of the screen body, to avoid a case that when the electronic device falls, the screen body and/or the screen decoration vibrates or displaces under the action of impact and the bent section and/or the second end portion of the screen decorating member cause/causes damage to the screen body.
For example, when the electronic device is a foldable terminal, the screen body is a flexible display. The stress buffer structure is disposed at the second end portion to implement the protection of a bent display section of the flexible display, to avoid a case that when the foldable terminal falls in a folded state, the second end portion of the second decorating section of the screen decorating member punctures the bent display section of the flexible display under the action of impact to cause damage to the flexible display, and avoid a case that when the foldable mobile phone falls in an unfolded state, the bent section collides with an edge of the flexible display to cause damage to the flexible display. In addition, with the arrangement of the stress buffer structure, the frequency of an impact sound of a middle frame when the foldable terminal is closed is reduced, and the timbre is deeper and steadier.
For example, when the electronic device is a foldable terminal, the screen body is a flexible display. When the electronic device is a bar-type terminal, the screen body is a display.
For example, two second decorating sections are provided, two bent sections are provided, the first decorating section is located between the two second decorating sections, one bent section is connected to the first decorating section and one of the second decorating sections, the other bent section is connected to the first decorating section and the other second decorating section, the two second decorating sections extend in a same direction, and an extension direction of the first decorating section is different from an extension direction of the second decorating section, for example, the extension direction of the first decorating section is perpendicular to the extension direction of the second decorating section.
It should be noted that a position provided with the stress buffer structure is, but not limited to, the bent section and/or the second end portion, and any screen decorating member provided with a stress buffer structure in a region that may cause damage to the screen body falls within the scope of protection of this application.
In some possible implementations, the electronic device further includes a housing, the screen body is disposed on a side of the housing, and the screen decorating member includes a first decorating surface and a second decorating surface that are opposite to each other in a first direction, where the first direction is a thickness direction of the screen decorating member; the second decorating surface is locally recessed in the first direction toward an edge of the screen body to form a notch; a part corresponding to the notch in the screen decorating member in the first direction is a blocking portion, and the blocking portion is configured for blocking the edge of the screen body; and another part other than the blocking portion in the screen decorating member is a fixing portion, and the fixing portion is configured for being fixed at a circumference of the housing. The structure of the screen decorating member is simple.
For example, the housing is a body in the embodiments, is specifically a middle frame, and is more specifically an exterior member of the middle frame.
In some possible implementations, based on that the screen decorating member includes the fixing portion and the blocking portion, the second decorating section further includes a main body portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion; the second end portion includes a first notch, and the main body portion includes a second notch; a width of the first notch is greater than a width of the second notch, the width of the notch is a size of the notch in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the first notch includes a first part and a second part that are adjacent in the second direction, the first part is a part that is in the first notch and that has a same width as the second notch, and the stress buffer structure includes the second part. To be specific, the size of the notch of the second end portion is increased, and a width of the fixing portion of the second end portion is reduced, to reduce the strength of the second end portion. The second end portion with reduced strength releases partial stress after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display. In addition, because only the size of the notch is increased, the appearance effect of the second end portion is not affected, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
In some possible implementations, a width of the second part gradually decreases in a third direction, and the width of the fixing portion of the second end portion gradually increases, where the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to the main body portion. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, the second end portion can further release partial stress after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure includes the second part, a soft structure is disposed at the second part, and the stress buffer structure further includes the soft structure. The soft structure is disposed at the second part of the second end portion, i.e., the width of the fixing portion is still an equal-width design (only a material in a partial region at the second end portion is different). With such an arrangement, a common material is still kept at the appearance of the screen decorating member to keep the appearance effect and the overall strength of the screen decorating member. In addition, when the foldable terminal falls in a folded state, the soft structure has an instantaneous deformation to release stress, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure further includes the soft structure, when the width of the second part gradually decreases in the third direction, a width of the soft structure gradually increments on a gradient in the third direction, where the width of the soft structure is a size of the soft structure in the second direction. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, the second end portion can further release partial stress through the soft structure after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
In some possible implementations, based on that the screen decorating member includes the fixing portion and the blocking portion, the blocking portion includes a blocking surface facing the screen body; the blocking surface and a side wall of the fixing portion define the notch, and at least one groove is opened in the blocking surface at the second end portion; and the stress buffer structure includes the groove. With such an arrangement, the strength of the second end portion can be reduced. The second end portion with reduced strength releases partial stress through the groove after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display. In addition, an opening of the groove is located at the second decorating surface instead of being located at the first decorating surface. Therefore, the appearance effect of the second end portion is not affected, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure includes the groove, a volume of the groove gradually decreases in a unit area of the blocking surface in a third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to the first end portion. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, the second end portion can further release partial stress through the soft structure after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
In some possible implementations, based on that the volume of the groove gradually decreases, a plurality of grooves are provided, and a distance between two adjacent grooves gradually increases in the third direction. To be specific, the density of the grooves is reduced, so that while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, the second end portion can further release partial stress through the soft structure after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
In some possible implementations, based on that the volume of the groove gradually decreases, a plurality of grooves are provided, and volumes of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease in the third direction. To be specific, the size of the groove is reduced, so that while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, the second end portion can further release partial stress through the soft structure after impacting the bent display section of the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
In some possible implementations, based on that the volume of the groove gradually decreases, lengths, widths, and/or depths of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease in the third direction; the width of the groove is a size of the groove in the third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to a main body portion; the width of the groove is a size of the groove in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the depth of the groove is a size of the groove in the first direction.
In some possible implementations, based on that the screen decorating member includes the fixing portion and the blocking portion, the second decorating section further includes a main body portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion; and a hardness of the blocking portion at the second end portion is less than a hardness of the blocking portion at the main body portion; and the stress buffer structure includes the blocking portion at the second end portion. Because the blocking portion at the second end portion is soft, when the foldable terminal falls in a folded state, the soft blocking portion has an instantaneous deformation under the action of impact to release stress, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display.
For example, a material of the blocking portion at the second end portion is different from a material of the blocking portion at the main body portion, making the hardness of the blocking portion at the second end portion less than the hardness of the blocking portion at the main body portion.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure includes the blocking portion at the second end portion, the first decorating surface is exposed from an outer side, and a protective layer is disposed on the first decorating surface and is configured for blocking the first decorating surface, to avoid poor appearance of the screen decorating member when the material of the blocking portion at the second end portion is different from the material of the blocking portion at the main body portion.
In some possible implementations, a length of the second end portion is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm and is less than or equal to 10 mm; and the length of the second end portion is a size of the second end portion in a third direction, and the third direction is a direction of the second end portion pointing to the first end portion. In this way, the overall strength of the screen decorating member is not affected due to an excessively large length of the second end portion, and the effect of stress release is kept from failing due to an excessively small length of the second end portion. Therefore, in the embodiments of this application, the length of the second end portion is set between 0.5 mm and 10 mm, so that while good strength is ensured, stress can be released, to avoid a case that when the foldable terminal falls in a folded state, the second end portion of the second decorating section of the screen decorating member punctures the bent display section of the flexible display under the action of impact to cause damage to the flexible display.
For example, the length of the second end portion includes 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 4.5 mm, 5 mm, 5.5 mm, 6 mm, 6.5 mm, 7 mm, 7.5 mm, 8 mm, 8.5 mm, 9 mm, 9.5 mm, 10 mm, or the like.
In some possible implementations, based on that the screen decorating member includes the fixing portion and the blocking portion, the bent section includes a third notch, the first end portion includes a fourth notch, and the first decorating section includes a fifth notch; a width of the third notch is greater than widths/a width of the fourth notch and/or the fifth notch, the width of the notch is a size of the notch in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the third notch includes a third part and a fourth part that are adjacent in the second direction, the third part is a part that is in the third notch and that has a same width as the fourth notch and/or the fifth notch, and the stress buffer structure includes the fourth part. To be specific, the size of the notch at the bent section is increased, and the width of the fixing portion at the bent section is reduced, to avoid a case that when the electronic device falls (for example, the foldable terminal falls in an unfolded state), a corner position of the screen body collides with the fixing portion located at the bent section under the action of impact to cause damage to the screen body. In addition, because the size of the notch is increased, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure includes the fourth part, the bent section includes a first edge and a second edge, the first edge is in contact with the first end portion, and the second edge is in contact with the first decorating section; and a width of the fourth part gradually decreases from a preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge, and a width of the fixing portion gradually increases. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, the corner position of the screen body can be further kept from colliding with the fixing portion located at the bent section to avoid causing damage to the screen body, thereby protecting the screen body.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure includes the fourth part, a soft structure is disposed at the fourth part; and the stress buffer structure further includes the soft structure. The soft structure is disposed at the fourth part of the bent section, i.e., the width of the fixing portion is still an equal-width design (only a material in a partial region at the bent section is different). With such an arrangement, a common material is still kept at the appearance of the screen decorating member to keep the appearance effect and the overall strength of the screen decorating member and avoid a case that when the electronic device falls (for example, the foldable terminal falls in an unfolded state), the corner position of the screen body collides with the fixing portion located at the bent section to cause damage to the screen body.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure further includes the soft structure, when the width of the notch gradually decreases from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge, a width of the soft structure gradually increases from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge, and the width of the soft structure is a size of the soft structure in the second direction. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, when the electronic device falls (for example, the foldable terminal falls in an unfolded state), the corner position of the screen body can be further kept from colliding with the fixing portion located at the bent section under the action of impact to avoid causing damage to the screen body.
In some possible implementations, based on that the screen decorating member includes the fixing portion and the blocking portion, at least one groove is opened in a side wall on a side of the fixing portion facing the notch; and the stress buffer structure includes the groove. With such an arrangement, the strength of the fixing portion can be reduced. The fixing portion with reduced strength releases partial stress through the groove after impacting the flexible screen body, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the screen body. In addition, an opening of the groove is located at the side wall of the fixing portion instead of being located on the surface exposed from the outer side. Therefore, the appearance effect of the bent section is not affected, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
In some possible implementations, based on that the stress buffer structure includes the groove, the bent section includes a first edge and a second edge, the first edge is in contact with the first end portion, and the second edge is in contact with the first decorating member; and a volume of the groove gradually decreases in a unit area of the side wall from a preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, when the electronic device falls (for example, the foldable terminal falls in an unfolded state), the corner position of the screen body can be further kept from colliding with the fixing portion located at the bent section under the action of impact to avoid causing damage to the screen body.
In some possible implementations, based on that the volume of the groove gradually decreases in the unit area of the blocking surface, a plurality of grooves are provided, and a distance between two adjacent grooves gradually increases from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge. To be specific, the density of the grooves is reduced, so that while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, when the electronic device falls (for example, the foldable terminal falls in an unfolded state), the corner position of the screen body can be further kept from colliding with the fixing portion located at the bent section under the action of impact to avoid causing damage to the screen body.
Based on that the volume of the groove gradually decreases in the unit area of the blocking surface, a plurality of grooves are provided, and volumes of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge. To be specific, the size of the groove is reduced, so that while the overall strength of the screen decorating member is ensured, when the electronic device falls (for example, the foldable terminal falls in an unfolded state), the corner position of the screen body can be further kept from colliding with the fixing portion located at the bent section under the action of impact to avoid causing damage to the screen body.
Based on that a volume of the groove gradually decreases in a unit area of the blocking surface, lengths, widths, and/or depths of the plurality of grooves gradually decrease from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; the width of the groove is a size of the groove from the preset position of the bent section to the first edge and/or the second edge; the depth of the groove is a size of the groove in a second direction, and the second direction is a direction of the blocking portion pointing to the fixing portion; and the length of the groove is a size of the groove in the first direction.
In some possible implementations, based on that the screen decorating member includes the fixing portion and the blocking portion, a hardness of the fixing portion at the bent section is less than a hardness of the fixing portion at the first decorating section and a hardness of the fixing portion at the second decorating section; and the stress buffer structure includes the fixing portion of the bent section.
According to a second aspect, embodiments of this application provide an electronic device, including the screen decorating member according to the first aspect and a screen body, and having the same beneficial effects as the first aspect.
In some possible implementations, the electronic device includes a foldable terminal, and the foldable terminal further includes a rotating shaft structure and two bodies; the screen body includes a flexible display, and two screen decorating members are provided; the two bodies include a first body and a second body, and the two screen decorating members include a first screen decorating member and a second screen decorating member; one end of the rotating shaft structure is connected to the first body, and the other end is connected to the second body; the flexible display is located on a side of the rotating shaft structure, the first body, and the second body; the flexible display includes a bent display section and a first flat display section and a second flat display section that are located on two sides of the bent display section; the screen decorating members are located on a side of the flexible display away from the first body and the second body; and the first screen decorating member is configured for blocking a gap between an edge of the first flat display section and the first body, and the second screen decorating member is configured for blocking a gap between an edge of the second flat display section and the second body.
In some possible implementations, based on that the electronic device includes a foldable terminal, the foldable terminal further includes at least two attraction structures, the at least two attraction structures include a first attraction structure located in the first body and a second attraction structure located in the second body; when the foldable terminal is changed from an unfolded state to a folded state, an attractive force between the first attraction structure and the second attraction structure keeps the foldable terminal in a folded state; the attraction structures are disposed at a first end portion of a second decorating member or at a first decorating section; and the first end portion of the second decorating member or the first decorating section at which the attraction structures are disposed is provided with a stress buffer structure. The benefits that the frequency of an impact sound of a middle frame when the foldable terminal is closed is reduced and the timbre is deeper and steadier are clearer.
Technical solutions in embodiments of this application are described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Apparently, the described embodiments are a part rather than all of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of this application.
The term “and/or” used in this specification describes only an association relationship for describing associated objects and represents that three relationships may exist. For example, A and/or B may represent the following three cases; Only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists.
In the specification and claims of the embodiments of this application, the terms “first”, “second”, and the like are intended to distinguish between different objects but do not indicate a specific order of the objects. For example, a first target object, a second target object, and the like are intended to distinguish between different target objects, but are not intended to describe a specific order of the target objects.
In embodiments of this application, terms such as “illustrative” and “for example” are used for presenting an example, an instance, or an illustration. Any embodiment or design scheme described as an “exemplary” or “for example” in the embodiments of this application should not be explained as being more preferred or having more advantages than another embodiment or design scheme. In particular, the terms such as “exemplary” and “example” as used herein are intended to present the related concepts in a specific manner.
In the description of the embodiments of this application, “plurality” means two or more unless otherwise described. For example, a plurality of processing units are two or more processing units. A plurality of systems are two or more systems.
With rapid development of foldable terminals, an increasing number of foldable terminals are provided with flexible displays. In addition to a flexible display, a foldable terminal further includes a body supporting the flexible display. To keep a gap between the flexible display and the body from affecting the aesthetics of the foldable terminal, a screen decorating member is generally disposed at a position of the gap between the flexible display and the body, so that the gap formed between the flexible display and the body is blocked by the screen decorating member, an edge of the flexible display is protected, and the like. However, because the screen decorating member is exposed from an outer side of the foldable terminal, a hardness of the screen decorating member is high. It is found through research that when the foldable terminal falls, the hard screen decorating member impacts the flexible display under the action of impact, causing damage to the flexible display.
Based on this, embodiments of this application provide an electronic device. The electronic device may be a foldable terminal or may be a bar-type terminal. The electronic device provided in the embodiments of this application may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA for short), an in-vehicle computer, a television, a smart wearable device, a smart home device, or the like. A specific form of the electronic device is not specially limited in the embodiments of this application. For ease of description, the following uses an example in which the electronic device is a mobile phone and the mobile phone is a foldable mobile phone for description.
1 FIG. 2 FIG. 1 FIG. 1 FIG. 2 FIG. 100 10 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a foldable terminal according to an embodiment of this application.is an exploded view of the foldable terminal in. As shown inand, a foldable mobile phoneincludes a flexible display (also referred to as a foldable screen or a flexible screen).
10 10 The flexible displayincludes, for example, an organic light-emitting diode (Organic Light Emitting Diode, OLED) display. A backlight module is not required in the OLED display, and a base substrate in the OLED display may be, for example, a flexible resin material, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (Polyethylene terephthalate, PET), so that the OLED display has a bendable characteristic. Certainly, a type of the flexible displayincludes, but is not limited to, an OLED display. Any display that can be bent falls within the scope of protection of this application, for example, may be a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), an LED display (including, for example, a Micro-LED display and a Mini-LED display), or the like.
100 100 100 100 It should be noted that, for ease of clearly describing subsequent structural features and positional relationships of the structural features, a positional relationship of the structures in the foldable mobile phoneis specified by using an X-axis direction, a Y-axis direction, and a Z-axis direction. The X-axis direction is a width direction of the foldable mobile phoneafter being unfolded, the Y-axis direction is a length direction of the foldable mobile phoneafter being unfolded, and the Z-axis direction (also referred to as a first direction) is a thickness direction of the foldable mobile phoneafter being unfolded.
1 FIG. 2 FIG. 100 20 30 40 20 30 40 40 20 30 20 40 30 10 20 30 0 40 10 100 20 30 0 Still referring toand, the foldable mobile phonefurther includes structural components. The structural components include a first body, a second body, and a rotating shaft structure. In the X-axis direction, the first bodyand the second bodyare located on two sides of the rotating shaft structure, and the rotating shaft structureis connected to the first bodyand the second body. The first body, the rotating shaft structure, and the second bodymay be configured for carrying the flexible display. The first bodyand the second bodymay respectively rotate around an axis Sof the rotating shaft structure, to implement a folded state, an unfolded state, or the like of the flexible display, i.e., to implement a folded state, an unfolded state, or the like of the foldable mobile phone. In some embodiments, the first bodyand the second bodyare symmetrically distributed about the axis S.
10 12 10 12 11 13 100 11 13 12 During folding, a part of the flexible displaythat is bent is a bent display section. In the X-axis direction, parts of the flexible displaylocated on two sides of the bent display sectionare respectively a first flat display sectionand a second flat display section. During the folding of the foldable mobile phonefrom an unfolded state to a folded state, an angle between a plane in which the first flat display sectionis located and a plane in which the second flat display sectionis located changes with the bending of the bent display section, for example, changes from 180° to 0°.
20 30 10 10 It should be noted that, the first bodyand the second bodymay be folded in a light-emitting direction of the flexible display, or may be folded in a direction opposite to the light-emitting direction of the flexible display. This is not limited in the embodiments of this application.
100 40 40 40 100 40 40 40 20 30 It should be noted that the foldable mobile phonecan be folded at a plurality of positions. Correspondingly, the structural components may include a plurality of rotating shaft structuresand a plurality of bodies. For example, two rotating shaft structuresand three bodies may be included, and two adjacent bodies are connected by one rotating shaft structure. In this way, the foldable mobile phonehas two folding positions. It can be seen that the structural components include at least one rotating shaft structureand at least two bodies, and two adjacent bodies are connected by one rotating shaft structure. For ease of description, the embodiments of this application are all described by using an example in which the structural components include one rotating shaft structureand two bodies (i.e., the first bodyand the second body).
1 FIG. 2 FIG. 100 100 100 100 100 It should be further noted that, inand, an example in which the foldable mobile phoneis folded in a longitudinal direction (i.e., the Y-axis direction), i.e., the foldable mobile phoneforms a left screen and a right screen when being folded, is used for description, which does not constitute a limitation on this application. In another optional embodiment of this application, the foldable mobile phonemay be further folded in a transverse direction (i.e., the X-axis direction), i.e., the foldable mobile phoneforms an upper screen and a lower screen when being folded. The following content is described by using an example in which the foldable mobile phoneis folded in the longitudinal direction.
3 FIG. 1 FIG. 2 FIG. 3 FIG. 20 21 22 30 31 32 is a cross-sectional view of the foldable terminal inin an AA′ direction. As shown inand, the first bodyincludes a first housingand a first middle frame. The second bodyincludes a second housingand a second middle frame.
21 100 31 The first housingmay be a rear cover (also referred to as a battery cover) of the foldable mobile phone, or may be a display (for example, an LCD display, an OLED display, an LED display, among other types) configured for display, which is not limited in the embodiments of this application. The second housingmay be a rear cover (also referred to as a battery cover) of the foldable mobile phone, or may be a display configured for display, which is not limited in the embodiments of this application.
22 22 221 222 221 222 32 32 321 322 321 321 322 The first middle frameincludes a first exterior member (a structure of the first middle frameexposed from an outer side)and a first support memberfixedly connected to the first exterior member. The first exterior memberand the first support membermay be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and then fixed together by welding, bonding, or the like. The second middle frameincludes a second exterior member (a structure of the second middle frameexposed from an outer side)and a second support memberfixedly connected to the second exterior member. The second exterior memberand the second support membermay be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and then fixed together by welding, bonding, or the like.
221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 222 221 10 21 321 321 321 321 321 321 321 321 321 321 321 222 321 10 31 a, b, c, d b d a c b d, c, a, b, c, d b d a c b d, c, The first exterior memberincludes a first outer surfacea first upper side walla first inner surfaceand a first lower side wallthat are sequentially connected. The first upper side walland the first lower side wallare disposed opposite to each other in the Z-axis direction. The first outer surfaceand the first inner surfaceare connected to the first upper side walland the first lower side walland are disposed opposite to each other. The first support memberis disposed on the first inner surfaceand is located between the flexible displayand the first housing. The second exterior memberincludes a second outer surfacea second upper side walla second inner surfaceand a second lower side wallthat are sequentially connected. The second upper side walland the second lower side wallare disposed opposite to each other in the Z-axis direction. The second outer surfaceand the second inner surfaceare connected to the second upper side walland the second lower side walland are disposed opposite to each other. The second support memberis disposed on the second inner surfaceand is located between the flexible displayand the second housing.
10 221 221 21 23 10 321 321 31 33 23 33 10 222 22 322 32 c c The flexible display, the first inner surfaceof the first exterior member, and the first housingdefine a first accommodation cavity, and the flexible display, the second inner surfaceof the second exterior member, and the second housingdefine a second accommodation cavity. Structures (not shown in the figure) such as a printed circuit board, a flexible circuit board, a functional device, and a battery are disposed in the first accommodation cavityand the second accommodation cavity. The functional device includes, for example, a display driver module, a camera, or the like. The flexible displayand some structures in the accommodation cavities are supported by the first support memberof the first middle frameand the second support memberof the second middle frame.
40 40 20 30 100 40 It should be noted that, related drawings of the rotating shaft structurein the embodiments of this application are simplified schematic diagrams of structures. A specific structure of the rotating shaft structureis not limited in the embodiments of this application, as long as the rotation of the first bodyand the second bodycan be implemented to implement a folded state, an unfolded state, or the like of the foldable mobile phone. For example, the rotating shaft structureincludes structures known to a person skilled in the art, for example, a shaft cover, a synchronization mechanism, two door plates, and a damping mechanism. For specific structures and corresponding relationships, refer to existing technologies. Details are not described herein again.
2 FIG. 100 60 60 60 61 62 61 23 62 33 100 61 62 100 Still referring to, the foldable mobile phonefurther includes an attraction structure. For example, two attraction structuresare provided, and the two attraction structuresinclude a first attraction structureand a second attraction structure. The first attraction structureis located in the first accommodation cavity, and the second attraction structureis located in the second accommodation cavity. When the foldable mobile phoneis changed from an unfolded state to a folded state, an attractive force between the first attraction structureand the second attraction structurekeeps the foldable mobile phonein a folded state.
61 62 61 62 100 61 62 61 62 For specific types of the first attraction structureand the second attraction structure, the specific types of the first attraction structureand the second attraction structureare not limited in the embodiments of this application, as long as the foldable mobile phoneis kept in a folded state through the attractive force between the first attraction structureand the second attraction structure. For example, the first attraction structureand the second attraction structureare magnetic components.
2 FIG. 3 FIG. 100 50 10 221 221 10 321 321 10 c c Still referring toand, the foldable mobile phonefurther includes a screen decorating member, located on a side of the flexible displayaway from the bodies, and configured for blocking a gap between the flexible display and the exterior members, that is, configured for blocking a gap between the first inner surfaceof the first exterior memberand an edge of the flexible displayand blocking a gap between the second inner surfaceof the second exterior memberand the edge of the flexible display.
50 100 50 50 50 50 50 Because the screen decorating memberis exposed from an outer side of the foldable mobile phone, the screen decorating memberhas a large hardness and strength, for example, a hardness greater than or equal to 95°. For a material of the screen decorating member, the material of the screen decorating memberis not limited in the embodiments of this application, and may be selected by a person skilled in the art according to an actual case. For example, the material of the screen decorating memberincludes, for example, a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (Thermoplastic polyurethanes, TPU), polycarbonate (Polycarbonate, PC), poly(ether-ether-ketone) (poly(ether-ether-ketone), PEEK), and the like. Optionally, carbon fiber or glass fiber with a volume ratio of less than 70% may be mixed in all the foregoing materials to further increase the strength of the screen decorating member.
4 FIG. 3 FIG. 4 FIG. 50 50 50 10 is a schematic diagram of a front structure of a screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown inand, the screen decorating memberhas a non-closed annular structure. For example, a shape of the screen decorating memberis, for example, a “C” shape, i.e., a shape of a projection of the screen decorating memberonto a plane formed by an X axis and a Y axis when the flexible displayis in an unfolded state is a “C” shape.
50 50 50 50 50 1 50 2 50 3 50 1 50 2 50 50 1 50 2 50 3 50 1 50 2 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 1 50 50 1 50 50 1 50 50 2 50 50 50 50 50 1 50 2 50 1 50 1 50 50 1 50 50 50 50 2 50 2 50 50 1 50 50 50 a b. a a a a a a b b b b b b b a b. a b a b. b b a a, b b a a. d. d d d d a a b b, a b d a a b b, a b For example, the screen decorating memberincludes a first decorating sectionand two second decorating sectionsThe first decorating sectionincludes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a main body portionlocated between the first end portionand the second end portion. The second decorating sectionincludes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a main body portionlocated between the first end portionand the second end portion. The two second decorating sectionsextend in a same direction, for example, both extend in the X-axis direction. An extension direction of the first decorating sectionis different from an extension direction of the second decorating sectionFor example, the extension direction of the first decorating sectionis the Y-axis direction. The two second decorating sectionsare disposed opposite to each other in the Y-axis direction, and the first decorating sectionis located between the two second decorating sectionsThe first end portionof one of the second decorating sectionsis adjacent to the first end portionof the first decorating sectionand the first end portionof the other second decorating sectionis adjacent to the second end portionof the first decorating sectionThe screen decorating memberfurther includes two bent sectionsThe two bent sectionsare respectively a first bent sectionand a second bent section. The first bent sectionis configured for connecting the first end portionof the first decorating sectionto the first end portionof one of the second decorating sectionsso that the first decorating sectionis connected to the second decorating sectionby a smooth transition. The second bent sectionis configured for connecting the second end portionof the first decorating sectionto the first end portionof the other second decorating sectionso that the first decorating sectionis connected to the second decorating sectionby a smooth transition.
50 50 1 50 50 2 50 b, d a, d b The one second decorating sectionthe first bent section, the first decorating sectionthe second bent section, and the other second decorating sectionmay be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and then fixedly connected by welding, bonding, or the like.
50 50 53 54 53 221 221 221 221 11 10 54 321 221 54 321 321 13 10 53 54 0 b d, c b d, c For example, two screen decorating membersare provided, and the two screen decorating membersare a first screen decorating memberand a second screen decorating member. In the Z-axis direction, the first screen decorating memberis located on a side of the first upper side wallaway from the first lower side walland is configured for blocking a gap between the first inner surfaceof the first exterior memberand an edge of the first flat display sectionof the flexible display. In the Z-axis direction, the second screen decorating memberis located on a side of the second upper side wallaway from the second lower side walland the second screen decorating memberis configured for blocking a gap between the second inner surfaceof the second exterior memberand an edge of the second flat display sectionof the flexible display. In some embodiments, the first screen decorating memberand the second screen decorating memberare symmetrically distributed about the axis S.
53 54 51 52 52 51 51 52 52 51 52 51 52 51 51 53 53 221 52 53 221 221 10 51 54 54 321 52 54 321 321 10 c c For example, each of the first screen decorating memberand the second screen decorating memberincludes a fixing portionand a blocking portion. The blocking portionand the fixing portionare both non-closed annular structures, and the fixing portionis disposed around the blocking portion. For example, shapes of the blocking portionand the fixing portionare, for example, both “C” shapes. The blocking portionand the fixing portionmay be integrally formed and fixedly connected. Certainly, the blocking portionand the fixing portionmay alternatively be separately formed and fixed together by welding, bonding, or the like. The fixing portionof the first screen decorating memberis configured for fixing the first screen decorating memberon the first exterior member, so that the blocking portionof the first screen decorating memberblocks the gap between the first inner surfaceof the first exterior memberand the edge of the flexible display. The fixing portionof the second screen decorating memberis configured for fixing the second screen decorating memberon the second exterior member, so that the blocking portionof the second screen decorating memberblocks the gap between the second inner surfaceof the second exterior memberand the edge of the flexible display.
53 54 50 50 50 53 50 221 221 50 54 50 221 321 f g f g b f g b In the Z-axis direction, each of the first screen decorating memberand the second screen decorating memberincludes a first decorating surfaceand a second decorating surfacethat are opposite to each other. The first decorating surfaceof the first screen decorating memberis located on a side of the second decorating surfaceaway from the first upper side wallof the first exterior member, and the first decorating surfaceof the second screen decorating memberis located on a side of the second decorating surfaceaway from the first upper side wallof the second exterior member.
5 FIG. 3 FIG. 5 FIG. 50 50 10 50 50 50 52 50 52 50 52 51 50 52 51 10 50 10 52 10 g h. h h h h, is a schematic diagram of a rear structure of a screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown inand, the second decorating surfaceof the screen decorating memberis locally recessed toward the edge of the flexible displayin the Z-axis direction to form a non-closed annular notchA part of the screen decorating membercorresponding to the annular notchis the blocking portion. To be specific, in the Z-axis direction, an orthographic projection of the annular notchonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis coincides with an orthographic projection of the blocking portiononto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis, and another part of the screen decorating memberother than the blocking portionis the fixing portion. The annular notchis provided, so that a thickness of the blocking portionis less than a thickness of the fixing portionin the Z-axis direction. In this way, the edge of the flexible displaymay extend into the annular notchto block a gap between the edge of the flexible displayand an inner surface of an exterior member by using the blocking portion, and protect the edge of the flexible display.
3 FIG. 5 FIG. 50 51 511 511 511 51 50 221 221 511 51 53 511 51 53 221 51 221 511 51 53 221 321 321 511 51 54 511 51 54 321 51 321 511 51 54 321 g b b Still referring toand, in some embodiments, the second decorating surfaceof the fixing portionlocally protrudes in the Z-axis direction to form at least one protruding portion. Correspondingly, a side wall of the exterior member is locally recessed to form a recessed portion matching the protruding portion. The protruding portionis embedded in the recessed portion, so that the fixing portionof the screen decorating memberis fixed on the exterior member. For example, the first upper side wallof the first exterior memberis locally recessed to form a recessed portion matching the protruding portioncorresponding to the fixing portionof the first screen decorating member. The protruding portionis embedded in the recessed portion, so that the fixing portionof the first screen decorating memberis fixed to the first exterior member. For example, the fixing portionmay be fixed to the first exterior memberby an interference fit between the protruding portionand the recessed portion, or the fixing portionof the first screen decorating membermay be fixed to the first exterior memberby bonding (glue or another viscous material). Similarly, the second upper side wallof the second exterior memberis locally recessed to form a recessed portion matching the protruding portioncorresponding to the fixing portionof the second screen decorating member. The protruding portionis embedded in the recessed portion, so that the fixing portionof the second screen decorating memberis fixed to the second exterior member. For example, the fixing portionmay be fixed to the second exterior memberby an interference fit between the protruding portionand the recessed portion, or the fixing portionof the second screen decorating membermay be fixed to the second exterior memberby bonding (glue or another viscous material).
511 511 511 511 511 50 51 50 g, It should be noted that one protruding portionmay be provided, and the protruding portionmay be a semi-closed annular protruding portion. Certainly, a plurality of protruding portionsmay be provided, and the plurality of protruding portionsmay be evenly distributed on the second decorating surfaceso that the fixing portionof the screen decorating memberis fixed to the exterior member more stably.
6 FIG. 1 FIG. 4 FIG. 6 FIG. 1 FIG. 6 FIG. 1 FIG. 53 221 221 11 10 54 321 321 13 10 12 10 50 2 50 53 12 10 100 11 13 100 10 50 10 50 50 2 50 2 10 50 2 50 50 52 12 10 10 100 10 50 51 50 1 51 50 2 53 51 50 1 51 50 2 54 10 10 c c b b b b b b d d d d It is found through research thatis a schematic diagram of a structure of a foldable terminal in a folded state according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in,, and, the first screen decorating memberonly blocks the gap between the first inner surfaceof the first exterior memberand the edge of the first flat display sectionof the flexible display, and the second screen decorating memberonly blocks the gap between the second inner surfaceof the second exterior memberand the edge of the second flat display sectionof the flexible display, and does not block an edge of the bent display sectionof the flexible display. Therefore, during folding, a position (for example, a DD region inand) of the second end portionof the second decorating sectionof the first screen decorating membermay come into contact with the bent display sectionof the flexible display. When the foldable mobile phonefalls in a folded state (the angle between the plane in which the first flat display sectionis located and the plane in which the second flat display sectionis located is greater than or equal to 0° and less than 180°), the foldable mobile phoneis subjected to an impact force of the ground or another object. Under the action of the impact force, the flexible displayand the screen decorating memberdisplace and/or vibrate, so that the flexible displayis in contact with the screen decorating member. An area of the second end portionis small. Therefore, when the second end portionis in contact with the flexible display, pressure increases, and as a result a position of the second end portionof the second decorating sectionof the screen decorating member(for example, a position of a sharp corner of the blocking portion) may puncture the bent display sectionof the flexible displayto cause damage to the flexible display. In addition, when the foldable mobile phonefalls in an unfolded state, under the action of an impact force, the flexible displayand the screen decorating memberdisplace and/or vibrate. The fixing portionat the first bent section, the fixing portionat the second bent sectionof the first screen decorating member, the fixing portionat the first bent section, and the fixing portionat the second bent sectionof the second screen decorating membermay collide with four corners (for example, EE regions in) of the flexible display, resulting in damage to the flexible display.
100 50 2 50 12 10 10 b b When the foldable mobile phonefalls in a folded state, to keep the second end portionof the second decorating sectionfrom puncturing the bent display sectionof the flexible displayto avoid causing damage to the flexible display.
7 FIG. 5 FIG. 5 FIG. 7 FIG. 50 1 50 50 2 2 50 50 3 50 50 2 51 50 2 b, h b h b h b b In an example,is an enlarged view of a BB region of the screen decorating member inaccording to an embodiment of this application. As shown inand, in the second decorating sectiona width Wof the notchlocated at the second end portionis greater than a width Wof the notchlocated at the main body portion. To be specific, a size of the notchof the second end portionis increased, i.e., a width of the fixing portionof the second end portionis reduced.
50 2 50 2 12 10 10 50 50 2 b b h b With such an arrangement, strength of the second end portioncan be reduced. The second end portionwith reduced strength releases partial stress after impacting the bent display sectionof the flexible display, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display. In addition, because only the size of the notchis increased, the appearance effect of the second end portionis not affected, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
50 50 51 52 h h It should be noted that, a width of the notchis a size of the notchin a direction (also referred to as a second direction) of the fixing portionpointing to the blocking portion. The following embodiments are the same, and details are not described below again.
8 FIG. 8 FIG. 50 2 50 50 2 50 3 50 50 2 12 10 10 b h b b b In this case,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, in the second end portion, the width of the notchdecrements on a gradient in a direction (also referred to as a third direction) of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion. With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating memberis ensured, the second end portioncan further release partial stress after impacting the bent display sectionof the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
8 FIG. 9 FIG. 9 FIG. 50 50 1 51 52 50 50 1 50 h h h h h It should be noted that, as shown in, that the width of the notchdecrements on a gradient may be that a side wall(i.e., a side wall of the fixing portionprotruding from the blocking portion) of the notchis an inclined surface.is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the side wallof the notchmay alternatively be a stepped surface.
50 51 511 511 511 51 50 40 511 50 2 511 50 3 511 50 2 511 50 3 g b b b b 7 FIG. As can be learned from the foregoing content, in some embodiments, the second decorating surfaceof the fixing portionlocally protrudes in the Z-axis direction to form at least one protruding portion. Correspondingly, a side wall of the exterior member is locally recessed to form a recessed portion matching the protruding portion. The protruding portionis embedded in the recessed portion, so that the fixing portionof the screen decorating memberis fixed on the exterior member. To avoid some structures (for example, a shaft cover) of the rotating shaft structure, still referring to, a size (i.e., a thickness) of the protruding portionat the second end portionin the Z-axis direction is less than a size (i.e., a thickness) of the protruding portionat the main body portionin the Z-axis direction. The following accompanying drawings are also described by using an example in which the size of the protruding portionat the second end portionin the Z-axis direction is less than the size of the protruding portionat the main body portionin the Z-axis direction.
10 FIG. 10 FIG. 50 1 50 50 2 2 50 50 3 50 50 2 50 2 50 3 50 2 50 50 3 50 3 50 50 2 50 2 55 50 3 50 2 55 50 50 2 2 50 50 3 b, h b h b h b h h h h b h h b h h b h b h b In another example,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, in the second decorating sectionthe width Wof the notch(also referred to as a first notch) located at the second end portionis greater than the width Wof the notch(also referred to as a second notch) located at the main body portion. The notchof the second end portionincludes a first partand a second part. The first partis a portion with a same width as the notchof the main body portion, and the second partis a remaining part of the notchof the second end portionother than the first part. A soft structureis disposed at the second partof the second end portion. To be specific, the soft structureis disposed in a part of the notch in the notchof the second end portionthat has a larger width than the width Wof the notchof the main body portion.
55 A hardness of the soft structureis less than a hardness of the screen
50 55 55 55 decorating member. For example, the hardness of the soft structureis greater than or equal to 60° and less than or equal to 65°. For a material of the soft structure, the material of the soft structureis not limited in the embodiments of this application, may be selected by a person skilled in the art according to an actual case, and may be, for example, plastic, soft glue, or the like.
55 50 3 50 2 51 50 2 50 50 100 55 10 h b b The soft structureis disposed at the second partof the second end portion, i.e., the width of the fixing portionis still an equal-width design (only a material in a partial region at the second end portionis different). With such an arrangement, a common material is still kept at the appearance of the screen decorating memberto keep the appearance effect and the overall strength of the screen decorating member. In addition, when the foldable mobile phonefalls in a folded state, the soft structurehas an instantaneous deformation to release stress, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display.
50 50 51 52 51 51 51 52 h h It should be noted that, the width of the notchis a size of the notchin the direction of the fixing portionpointing to the blocking portion. The width of the fixing portionis a size of the fixing portionin the direction of the fixing portionpointing to the blocking portion.
50 2 50 50 2 50 3 55 3 3 55 55 50 1 50 55 50 1 50 55 50 1 50 50 50 2 55 12 10 10 b h b b h h h h h h b 8 FIG. 9 FIG. 11 FIG. 11 FIG. 10 FIG. It can be learned from the foregoing example that, in the second end portion, the width of the notchdecrements on a gradient of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion(as shown inand). Therefore, when the soft structureis disposed, a width Wthereof may gradually increment on a gradient. For example,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the width Wof the soft structuredecrementing on a gradient may be that a surface of the soft structurein contact with the side wallof the notchis an inclined surface. It should be noted that, in, an example in which the surface of the soft structurein contact with the side wallof the notchis an inclined surface is used for description, but does not constitute a limitation on this application. In another optional embodiment of this application, the surface of the soft structurein contact with the side wallof the notchmay alternatively be a stepped surface (not shown in the figure). With such an arrangement, while the overall strength of the screen decorating memberis ensured, the second end portioncan further release partial stress through the soft structureafter impacting the bent display sectionof the flexible display, thereby protecting the flexible display.
12 FIG. 12 FIG. 52 10 51 52 50 50 2 h, b In still another example,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the blocking portionincludes a blocking surface facing the flexible display. The blocking surface and the side wall of the fixing portionprotruding from the blocking portiondefine the notchand at least one groove is opened in the blocking surface at the second end portion.
50 2 50 2 56 12 10 10 56 50 50 50 2 b b g h. b With such an arrangement, the strength of the second end portioncan be reduced. The second end portionwith reduced strength releases partial stress through the grooveafter impacting the bent display sectionof the flexible display, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display. In addition, an opening of the grooveis located at the second decorating surfaceinstead of being located at the first decorating surfaceTherefore, the appearance effect of the second end portionis not affected, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
56 56 56 56 56 52 50 2 50 3 56 56 56 56 56 13 FIG. 13 FIG. 14 FIG. 14 FIG. b b It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this application, a shape and a quantity of the groovesare not limited, and may be set by a person skilled in the art according to an actual case. In the foregoing example, only an example in which each of orthographic projections of five groovesonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis has a rectangular shape as an example for description. In another optional embodiment,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the shape of the orthographic projection of the grooveonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis may alternatively be an elliptical shape, a circular shape (not shown in the figure), a square shape (not shown in the figure), a triangular shape (not shown in the figure), or the like. When the shape of the orthographic projection of the grooveonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is an elliptical shape, a circular shape, or the like, the groovecan be kept from being damaged due to stress concentration at corners of the groove, to avoid causing damage to the blocking portion. In addition, the foregoing examples are all described by using an example in which one row (parallel to the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion) of groovesare provided. In another optional embodiment,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, a plurality of rows of groovesmay alternatively be provided. In the following content, an example in which the shape of the orthographic projection of the grooveonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is a rectangular shape and one row of groovesare provided is used for description, and a quantity of the groovesin the following example is also merely an example.
50 50 2 50 3 56 50 2 56 0 50 2 50 3 56 0 50 2 50 3 15 FIG. 15 FIG. 15 FIG. b b b b b b b In this case, to maximally keep the strength of the screen decorating member,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion, a volume of the groovein the second end portiongradually decreases in a unit area of the blocking surface. The unit area of the blocking surface is an area parallel to the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis. As shown in, for example, a volume of the groovein a unit area Sof the blocking surface at an edge of the second end portionaway from the main body portionis greater than a total volume of the groovein the unit area Sof the blocking surface at an edge of the second end portionin contact with the main body portion.
56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 The volume of the grooveis a sum of adding of volumes of all the groovesin the unit area of the blocking surface. For example, when one grooveis provided in the unit area of the blocking surface, a volume of the grooveis a volume of the groove. When a plurality of groovesare provided in the unit area of the blocking surface, a volume of the groovesis a sum of volumes of the grooves.
50 2 50 3 56 50 2 b b b In the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion, a volume of the groovein the second end portiongradually decreases in a unit area of the blocking surface in a plurality of manners. Several feasible manners are described below. The following description does not constitute a limitation on this application.
15 FIG. 56 56 50 2 50 3 b b In a possible implementation, still referring to, a plurality of groovesare provided. A distance between two adjacent groovesgradually increases in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion.
56 56 561 562 563 564 565 566 561 562 1 562 563 2 563 564 3 564 565 4 565 566 5 5 4 3 2 1 For example, six groovesare provided, and the six groovesinclude a first groove, a second groove, a third groove, a fourth groove, a fifth groove, and a sixth groove. A distance between the first grooveand the second grooveis L, a distance between the second grooveand the third grooveis L, a distance between the third grooveand the fourth grooveis L, a distance between the fourth grooveand the fifth grooveis L, a distance between the fifth grooveand the sixth grooveis L, and L>L>L>L>L.
16 FIG. 16 FIG. 56 56 50 2 50 3 b b In another possible implementation,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, a plurality of groovesare provided. Volumes of the plurality of groovesgradually decrease in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion.
56 56 561 562 563 564 565 561 1 562 2 563 3 564 4 565 5 1 2 3 4 5 For example, five groovesare provided. The five groovesinclude a first groove, a second groove, a third groove, a fourth groove, and a fifth groove. A volume of the first grooveis V, a volume of the second grooveis V, a volume of the third grooveis V, a volume of the fourth grooveis V, a volume of the fifth grooveis V, and V>V>V>V>V.
16 FIG. 17 FIG. 18 FIG. 561 562 563 564 565 56 50 2 50 3 b b In this case, lengths (as shown in), widths (as shown in), and/or depths (as shown in) of the first groove, the second groove, the third groove, the fourth groove, and the fifth groovemay gradually decrease, so that the volumes of the plurality of groovesgradually decrease in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion.
56 56 50 2 50 3 56 56 51 52 56 56 15 FIG. 15 FIG. 15 FIG. b b It should be noted that a length of the grooveis a size of the groovein the direction (i.e., the X-axis direction shown in) of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion. A width of the grooveis a size of the groovein the direction (i.e., the Y-axis direction shown in) of the fixing portionpointing to the blocking portion. A depth of the grooveis a size of the groovein the Z-axis direction shown in.
56 50 2 50 3 56 50 2 56 56 50 2 50 3 56 50 2 56 50 2 50 3 56 b b b b b b b b 19 FIG. 20 FIG. 19 FIG. 19 FIG. 20 FIG. In other words, for the grooves, the density gradually changes and the sizes gradually changes separately, so that in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion, the total volume of the groovein the second end portiongradually changes in a unit area of the blocking surface. Certainly, the density of the groovesmay gradually change and at the same time the sizes of the groovesalso gradually change, so that in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion, the total volume of the groovein the second end portiongradually changes in a unit area of the blocking surface. For example,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application.is a cross-sectional view of the screen decorating member inin an II′ direction. As shown inand, the distance between two adjacent groovesgradually increases in the direction of the second end portionpointing to the main body portion, and the depths of the plurality of groovesgradually decrease.
21 FIG. 22 FIG. 21 FIG. 21 FIG. 22 FIG. 50 52 50 2 52 50 3 52 50 2 52 50 3 52 50 2 b, b b b b b In still another example,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application.is a cross-sectional view of the screen decorating member inin a JJ′ direction. As shown inand, in the second decorating sectiona hardness of a material of the blocking portionat the second end portionis less than a hardness of a material of the blocking portionat the main body portion. For example, the material of the blocking portionat the second end portionis different from the material of the blocking portionat the main body portion. For example, the material of the blocking portionat the second end portionis, for example, rubber, which may be specifically referred to as, for example, a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (Thermoplastic polyurethanes, TPU).
52 50 2 100 52 10 b Because the blocking portionat the second end portionis soft, when the foldable mobile phonefalls in a folded state, the soft blocking portionhas an instantaneous deformation under the action of impact to release stress, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display.
50 50 57 50 50 57 50 50 52 50 2 52 50 3 50 23 FIG. 21 FIG. 23 FIG. f f b b In this case, it is considered that, when the materials are different, the colors of different regions of the screen decorating membermay be different. Even if the colors are the same, due to splicing, seam or joint traces may exist, affecting the appearance of the screen decorating member. Therefore,is another cross-sectional view of the screen decorating member inin a JJ′ direction. As shown in, a protective layeris disposed on the first decorating surfaceof the screen decorating member. The protective layerblocks the entire first decorating surfaceof the screen decorating member, to block a gap or seam trace at a connection between the blocking portionof the second end portionand the blocking portionof the main body portioncaused by splicing, so that the screen decorating memberhas a consistent appearance.
52 2 52 12 10 100 50 2 50 50 12 10 10 b b b b A specific structure of the second end portionis described above. A soft material is disposed (i.e., a change in material) or a groove is provided (i.e., a change in structure) at the second end portionto implement the protection of the bent display sectionof the flexible display, to avoid a case that when the foldable mobile phonefalls in a folded state, the second end portionof the second decorating sectionof the screen decorating memberpunctures the bent display sectionof the flexible displayunder the action of impact, causing damage to the flexible display.
24 FIG. 24 FIG. 50 1 50 50 2 2 50 50 3 56 52 50 2 b, h b h b b It should be noted that the foregoing four examples may be combined with each other without causing contradictions. For example,is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of another screen decorating member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, in the second decorating sectionthe width Wof the notchlocated at the second end portionis greater than the width Wof the notchlocated at the main body portion, and at least one grooveis opened in the blocking portionlocated at the second end portion.
50 50 2 56 50 50 2 2 50 50 3 h b h b h b 25 FIG. It may be understood that, when the width of the notchlocated at the second end portionincreases, the width of the groovemay alternatively extend, i.e., extend into a part of the notch in the notchof the second end portionthat has a larger width than the width Wof the notchof the main body portion, as shown in.
52 2 52 2 50 52 2 52 2 52 100 50 2 50 50 12 10 10 b b b b b b b It should be noted that the length of the second end portionin the X-axis direction is not limited in the embodiments of this application, and may be set by a person skilled in the art according to an actual case. For example, in the X-axis direction, the length of the second end portionis greater than or equal to 0.5 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm. In this way, the overall strength of the screen decorating memberis not affected due to an excessively large length of the second end portion, and the effect of stress release is kept from failing due to an excessively small length of the second end portion. Therefore, in the embodiments of this application, the length of the second end portionis set between 0.5 mm and 10 mm, so that while good strength is ensured, stress can be released, to avoid a case that when the foldable mobile phonefalls in a folded state, the second end portionof the second decorating sectionof the screen decorating memberpunctures the bent display sectionof the flexible displayunder the action of impact to cause damage to the flexible display.
53 221 221 11 10 54 321 321 13 10 12 10 50 2 50 53 50 2 50 54 100 70 50 2 50 53 50 2 50 54 70 71 73 72 71 73 72 50 50 2 52 10 72 72 50 2 50 2 50 50 2 50 50 3 50 2 50 3 50 3 50 50 2 50 2 72 50 2 50 3 50 2 50 3 50 2 70 72 50 2 50 3 55 50 3 55 50 3 72 70 c c b b b b b b b b h b h h h b h b h h h h b h h h b h b h h h h 26 FIG. 27 FIG. 26 FIG. 26 FIG. 27 FIG. 28 FIG. 28 FIG. 29 FIG. 7 FIG. 28 FIG. 7 FIG. 28 FIG. It should be further noted that, as can be learned from the foregoing content, the first screen decorating memberonly blocks the gap between the first inner surfaceof the first exterior memberand the edge of the first flat display sectionof the flexible display, and the second screen decorating memberonly blocks the gap between the second inner surfaceof the second exterior memberand the edge of the second flat display sectionof the flexible display, and does not block the edge of the bent display sectionof the flexible display(i.e., a gap exists between the second end portionof the second decorating sectionof the first screen decorating memberand the second end portionof the second decorating sectionof the second screen decorating memberin the X-axis direction), affecting the appearance. To improve the appearance effect of the foldable mobile phone, in some embodiments,is a diagram of a position relationship among a first screen decorating member, a second screen decorating member, and a blocking member according to an embodiment of this application.is a cross-sectional view of the first screen decorating member, the second screen decorating member, and the blocking member inin an LL′ direction. As shown inand, to block the edge of a bent portion, in the X-axis direction, a blocking memberis disposed between the second end portionof the second decorating sectionin the first screen decorating memberand the second end portionof the second decorating sectionin the second screen decorating memberin the X-axis direction. In the Z-axis direction, the blocking memberincludes a first section, a second section, and a third sectionconnecting the first sectionand the second section.is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a screen decorating member and a blocking member according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, in the Z-axis direction, the third sectionis located, for example, at the notchof the second end portion. To be specific, in the Z-axis direction, the blocking portion, the edge of the flexible display, and the third sectionare sequentially disposed in the Z-axis direction. The third sectionmay be located only in the first part(as shown in). The first partis a part of the notchof the second end portionhaving a same width as the notchof the main body portion(as shown in), or may be located at the first partand the second part(as shown in). The second partis a remaining part of the notchof the second end portionother than the first part(as shown in). It may be understood that, when the third sectionis located at the first partand the second part(shown in), to further reduce the strength of the second end portion, a width of the second partmay be further increased to meet a requirement of reducing the strength of the second end portionwhen the foldable terminal includes the blocking memberand the third sectionis located at the first partand the second part. Correspondingly, if the soft structureis disposed in the second part, a width of the soft structureis also correspondingly reduced (i.e., the soft structure does not fill up the entire second part), to avoid the third sectionof the blocking member.
100 50 10 10 d When the foldable mobile phonefalls in an unfolded state, to keep the bent sectionfrom colliding with an edge of the flexible displayto avoid causing damage to the flexible display.
30 FIG. 5 FIG. 30 FIG. 4 50 50 2 50 50 1 5 50 50 50 50 51 50 2 50 50 1 5 50 50 h d h b h a. h d d h b h a. In an example,is a partial enlarged view of a CC region in the screen decorating member in. As shown in, a width Wof the notchlocated at the bent sectionis greater than a width Wof the notchlocated at the first end portionand a width Wof the notchlocated at the first decorating sectionTo be specific, the size of the notchat the bent sectionincreases, i.e., the width of the fixing portionat the bent sectiondecreases. The width Wof the notchlocated at the first end portionis, for example, the same as the width Wof the notchlocated at the first decorating section
100 10 51 50 10 50 d h With such an arrangement, a case that when the foldable mobile phonefalls in an unfolded state, a corner position of the flexible displaycollides with the fixing portionlocated at the bent sectionunder the action of impact to cause damage to the flexible displaycan be avoided. In addition, because the size of the notchis increased, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
25 FIG. 50 50 1 50 2 50 1 50 1 50 50 2 50 50 50 50 1 50 50 50 2 50 1 51 50 50 50 50 50 1 50 2 50 50 1 50 2 50 50 1 50 2 50 50 1 50 2 d d d d b b, d a. h d d h d d h d h d d d d d d d d d d d d d In this case, still referring to, the bent sectionincludes a first edgeand a second edge, the first edgeis in contact with the first end portionof the second decorating memberand the second edgeis in contact with the first decorating memberThe width of the notchgradually decreases from a preset position of the bent sectionto the first edgethereof, the width of the notchgradually decreases from the preset position of the bent sectionto the second edge, and the side wall(i.e., the side wall of the fixing portionat the bent section) of the notchis a smooth curved surface. A specific position of the preset position in the bent sectionis not limited in the embodiments of this application, and may be set by a person skilled in the art according to an actual case. For example, the preset position is a position that is in the bent sectionand that has a distance to the first edgeequal to a distance to the second edge. Alternatively, the preset position is a position that is in the bent sectionand that has a distance to the first edgegreater than a distance to the second edge. Alternatively, the preset position is a position that is in the bent sectionand that has a distance to the first edgeless than a distance to the second edge. In the embodiments of this application, the preset position is the position that is in the bent sectionand that has the distance to the first edgeequal to the distance to the second edge.
50 50 50 1 50 2 100 10 51 50 10 50 d, h d d d In the bent sectionwhen the width of the notchgradually decreases from the preset position to the edge (the first edgeor the second edge), a case that when the foldable mobile phonefalls in an unfolded state, a corner position of the flexible displaycollides with the fixing portionlocated at the bent sectionto cause damage to the flexible displaycan be avoided, and the overall strength of the screen decorating membercan be ensured.
31 FIG. 31 FIG. 4 50 50 2 50 50 1 5 50 50 50 50 50 4 50 5 50 4 50 50 1 50 50 50 5 50 4 50 50 65 50 5 50 50 65 50 50 1 50 50 h d h b h a. h d h h h h b h a. h h h d. h h d, h b h a. In another example,is a schematic top view of a structure of a bent section according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the width Wof the notchlocated at the bent sectionis greater than the width Wof the notchlocated at the first end portionand the width Wof the notchlocated at the first decorating sectionThe notch(also referred to as a third notch) of the bent sectionincludes a third partand a fourth part. The third partis a part having a same width as the notch(also referred to as a fourth notch) of the first end portionand/or having a same width as the notch(also referred to as a fifth notch) of the first decorating sectionThe fourth partis a remaining part other than the third partin the notchof the bent sectionA soft structureis disposed at the fourth part. To be specific, in the notchof the bent sectionthe soft structureis disposed in the part of notch having a larger width than the notchof the first end portionand/or having a larger width than the notchof the first decorating section
65 A hardness and a material of the soft structureare the same as those in the foregoing examples. For details, refer to the foregoing examples, and details are not described herein again.
65 50 5 51 50 50 100 65 10 h d The soft structureis disposed at the fourth part, i.e., the width of the fixing portionat the bent sectionis still an equal-width design (only a material in a partial region is different). With such an arrangement, the overall strength of the screen decorating membercan be kept. In addition, when the foldable mobile phonefalls in an unfolded state, the soft structurehas an instantaneous deformation to release stress, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the edge of the flexible display.
50 50 50 1 50 50 50 2 65 6 65 50 50 2 6 65 50 50 1 65 h d d h d d d d d d 30 FIG. It can be learned from the foregoing example that, the width of the notchgradually decreases from the preset position of the bent sectionto the first edgethereof, and the width of the notchgradually decreases from the preset position of the bent sectionto the second edge(as shown in). Therefore, when the soft structureis disposed, a width Wof the soft structuregradually decreases from the preset position of the bent sectionto the second edge, and the width Wof the soft structuregradually decreases from the preset position of the bent sectionto the first edge. For example, a shape of a projection of the soft structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is, for example, a “crescent” shape.
32 FIG. 32 FIG. 51 52 50 50 66 50 1 50 51 66 50 1 52 51 d. d, h h h In still another example,is a schematic diagram of a structure of a fixing portion at a bent section according to an embodiment of this application, specifically, a part of the fixing portionhigher than the blocking portion(in the Z-axis direction) at the bent sectionAs shown in, in the bent sectionat least one grooveis opened in a side wall (i.e., the side wallof the notch) of the fixing portion. The grooveis a structure formed by the side wallbeing locally recessed in a direction of the blocking portionpointing to the fixing portion.
66 51 50 51 66 10 10 d With the arrangement of the groove, strength of the fixing portionat the bent sectioncan be reduced. The fixing portionwith reduced strength releases partial stress through the grooveafter impacting a corner of the flexible display, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display. In addition, the structure is simple, the process steps are simple, and the costs are low.
66 66 52 51 66 66 66 66 51 50 50 1 66 66 66 56 66 33 FIG. 33 FIG. d d It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this application, a shape and a quantity of the groovesare not limited, and may be set by a person skilled in the art according to an actual case. In the foregoing example, only an example in which each of orthographic projections of five groovesonto a reference plane (a plane perpendicular to the direction of the blocking portionpointing to the fixing portion) has a rectangular shape as an example for description. In another optional embodiment,is a schematic diagram of a structure of another fixing portion at a bent section according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the shape of the orthographic projection of the grooveonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis may alternatively be an elliptical shape, a circular shape (not shown in the figure), a square shape (not shown in the figure), a triangular shape (not shown in the figure), or the like. When the shape of the orthographic projection of the grooveonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is an elliptical shape, a circular shape, or the like, the groovecan be kept from being damaged due to stress concentration at corners of the groove, to avoid causing damage to the fixing portion. In addition, the foregoing examples are all described by using an example in which one row (parallel to a direction of the preset position of the bent sectionpointing to the first edge) of groovesare provided. In another optional embodiment, a plurality of rows of grooves(not shown in the figure) may alternatively be provided. In the following content, an example in which the shape of the orthographic projection of the grooveonto the reference plane is a rectangular shape and one row of groovesare provided is used for description, and a quantity of the groovesin the following example is also merely an example.
50 66 50 1 50 50 1 50 2 66 34 FIG. 34 FIG. h d d d In this case, to maximally keep the strength of the screen decorating member,is a schematic diagram of a structure of another fixing portion at a bent section according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, the total volume of the groovesgradually decreases in a unit area of the side wallfrom the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge (the first edgeor the second edge) thereof. The total volume of the groovesis the same as that in the foregoing examples. For details, refer to the foregoing examples, and details are not described herein again.
100 10 51 10 51 50 50 50 50 66 50 50 1 50 2 10 50 d d d d d The reason is that when the foldable mobile phonefalls in an unfolded state, a corner of the flexible displayis most likely to collide with the preset position. Therefore, strength of a region that is in the fixing portionand that is most likely to collide with the corner of the flexible displayis reduced to release stress. However, if all regions of the fixing portionat the bent sectionare weakened (i.e., the groove having the same volume as the preset position is provided), the strength of the screen decorating memberhere (at the bent section) may be reduced, affecting the function of the screen decorating member. Therefore, in the embodiments of this application, it is set that the total volume of the groovesgradually decreases from the preset position of the bent sectionto the edge (the first edgeand/or the second edge) thereof, so that while the flexible displayis protected, the strength of the screen decorating membercan be kept to the greatest extent.
66 50 1 50 h d The total volume of the groovesgradually decreases in a unit area of the side wallfrom the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof in the unit area of the blocking surface in a plurality of manners. Several feasible manners are described below. The following description does not constitute a limitation on this application.
34 FIG. 66 66 50 d In a possible implementation, still referring to, a plurality of groovesare provided. A distance between two adjacent groovesgradually increases from the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof.
66 66 661 662 663 664 665 662 663 664 661 665 663 662 664 661 662 6 662 663 7 663 664 7 664 665 6 6 7 For example, five groovesare provided. The five groovesinclude a first groove, a second groove, a third groove, a fourth groove, and a fifth groove. The second groove, the third groove, and the fourth grooveare located between the first grooveand the fifth groove. The third grooveis located between the second grooveand the fourth groove. A distance between the first grooveand the second grooveis L, a distance between the second grooveand the third grooveis L, a distance between the third grooveand the fourth grooveis L, a distance between the fourth grooveand the fifth grooveis L, and L>L.
35 FIG. 35 FIG. 66 66 50 d In another possible implementation,is a schematic diagram of a structure of another fixing portion at a bent section according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in, a plurality of groovesare provided. Volumes of the plurality of groovesgradually decrease from the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof.
66 66 661 662 663 664 665 662 663 664 661 665 663 662 664 561 6 562 7 563 8 564 7 565 6 8 7 6 For example, five groovesare provided. The five groovesinclude a first groove, a second groove, a third groove, a fourth groove, and a fifth groove. The second groove, the third groove, and the fourth grooveare located between the first grooveand the fifth groove. The third grooveis located between the second grooveand the fourth groove. A volume of the first grooveis V, a volume of the second grooveis V, a volume of the third grooveis V, a volume of the fourth grooveis V, a volume of the fifth grooveis V, and V>V>V.
35 FIG. 36 FIG. 37 FIG. 661 662 663 664 665 66 50 d In this case, lengths (as shown in), widths (as shown in), and/or depths (as shown in) of the first groove, the second groove, the third groove, the fourth groove, and the fifth groovemay gradually decrease, so that the volumes of the plurality of groovesgradually decrease from the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof.
66 66 66 66 50 66 66 52 51 d It should be noted that, a length of the grooveis a size of the groovein the Z-axis direction. A width of the grooveis a size of the groovein a direction from the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof. A depth of the grooveis a size of the groovein the direction of the blocking portionpointing to the fixing portion.
66 66 50 50 66 66 66 50 50 d d d d In other words, for the grooves, the density gradually changes and the sizes gradually changes separately, so that a total volume of the groovesin the bent sectiongradually changes in a unit area from the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof. Certainly, the density of the groovesmay gradually change and at the same time the sizes of the groovesalso gradually change, so that a total volume of the groovesin the bent sectiongradually changes in a unit area from the preset position of the bent sectionto an edge thereof.
51 50 51 50 51 50 51 50 d a. d a. In still another example, a material of the fixing portionat the bent sectionis different from a material of the fixing portionat the first decorating sectionFor example, a hardness of the material of the fixing portionat the bent sectionis less than a hardness of the material of the fixing portionat the first decorating section
51 50 51 50 51 10 51 10 d d When the fixing portionat the bent sectionis soft, the strength of the fixing portionat the bent sectioncan be reduced. Partial stress is released through the fixing portionafter a corner of the flexible displaycollides with the fixing portion, thereby achieving the objective of protecting the flexible display.
50 2 50 50 50 2 50 10 50 100 53 54 b b d b d, A specific structure of the second end portionat the second decorating memberand a specific structure of the bent sectionare described above. Through the second end portionand the bent sectionan effect of protecting the flexible displaycan be achieved. In addition, strength of a partial region of the screen decorating memberis reduced. Therefore, through the foregoing arrangement, when the foldable mobile phoneis closed (folded), the frequency of an impact sound of the first decorating memberand the second decorating memberis reduced, and the timbre is deeper and steadier.
100 53 54 When the foldable mobile phoneis closed (folded), positions at which the first decorating memberand the second decorating membergenerate the largest impact sound are generally positions at which the attraction structures are disposed.
50 61 50 53 61 50 54 50 50 61 50 50 62 50 50 54 d. d d a b. a b, a b Generally, the attraction structures are disposed in two manners. In one arrangement manner, the attraction structures are disposed at the bent sectionTo be specific, the first attraction structureis disposed at the bent sectionof the first decorating member, and the second attraction structureis disposed at the bent sectionof the second decorating member. In the other arrangement manner, the attraction structures are disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionTo be specific, the first attraction structureis disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionand the second attraction structureis disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionof the second decorating member.
50 50 50 1 50 2 50 50 50 50 1 50 50 1 50 1 50 2 50 50 2 50 2 50 50 50 50 50 1 50 50 50 2 50 50 50 50 50 a b, a a a, b b. a a d d a a d d b b d b a a, b a a, b b b, d When the attraction structure is disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionfor example, disposed at the first end portionor the second end portionof the first decorating sectionor at the first end portionof the second decorating sectionA distance from an edge of a side of the first end portionof the first decorating sectionaway from the first bent sectionto the first bent sectionis greater than 0 mm and less than or equal to 70 mm. A distance from an edge of a side of the second end portionof the first decorating sectionaway from the second bent sectionto the second bent sectionis greater than 0 and less than or equal to 70 mm. A distance from an edge of a side of the first end portionof the second decorating sectionaway from the bent sectionto the bent sectionis greater than 0 mm and less than or equal to 30 mm. For example, the attraction structure is disposed at the first end portionof the first decorating sectionand a distance from the attraction structure to a second decorating sectionclosest to the attraction structure ranges from 0 mm to 70 mm, and is, for example, 20 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, or 70 mm. For example, the attraction structure is disposed at the second end portionof the first decorating sectionand a distance from the attraction structure to a second decorating sectionclosest to the attraction structure ranges from 0 mm to 70 mm, and is, for example, 20 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, or 70 mm. For example, the attraction structure is disposed at the first end portionof the second decorating sectionand a distance from the attraction structure to the bent sectionranges from 0 mm to 30 mm, and is, for example, 10 mm, 20 mm, or 30 mm.
61 50 53 53 50 53 53 50 53 d d d That the first attraction structureis disposed at the bent sectionof the first decorating membermay be that a projection of the first decorating memberonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis overlaps a projection of the bent sectionof the first decorating memberonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis, or may be that a projection of the first decorating memberonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is closest to a projection of the bent sectionof the first decorating memberonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis.
62 50 54 62 50 54 62 50 54 d d d That the second attraction structureis disposed at the bent sectionof the second decorating membermay be that a projection of the second attraction structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis overlaps a projection of the bent sectionof the second decorating memberonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis, or may be that a projection of the second attraction structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is closest to a projection of the bent sectionof the second decorating memberonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis.
61 50 50 61 50 50 61 50 50 a b a b a b That the first attraction structureis disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionmay be that a projection of the first attraction structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis overlaps a projection of the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectiononto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis, or may be that a projection of the first attraction structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is closest to a projection of the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectiononto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis.
62 50 50 62 50 50 62 50 50 a b a b a b That the second attraction structureis disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionmay be that a projection of the second attraction structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis overlaps a projection of the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectiononto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis, or may be that a projection of the second attraction structureonto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is closest to a projection of the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectiononto the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis.
50 50 53 54 d, d 26 FIG. 33 FIG. When the attraction structure is disposed at the bent sectionthrough the bent section(the embodiments corresponding toto), the frequency of an impact sound of the first decorating memberand the second decorating membercan be reduced, and the timbre is deeper and steadier.
50 50 53 54 51 50 50 50 a b, h h, d. When the attraction structure is disposed at the first decorating sectionor the second decorating sectionto reduce the frequency of an impact sound of the first decorating memberand the second decorating memberand make the timbre deeper and steadier, the fixing portionat the position may use a grooving design (i.e., a plurality of grooves are provided at the position), a size of the notchhere may be increased, a soft structure may be disposed at the notchor the like. A specific arrangement manner thereof is similar to that of the bent sectionFor details, refer to the foregoing content, and details are not described herein again.
50 10 Because the strength of the screen decorating memberat this position is reduced, damage caused by a collision between an edge of the flexible displayand this position can also be avoided.
In summary, the foregoing embodiments are merely intended for describing the technical solutions of this application, but not for limiting this application. Although this application is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that modifications may still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacements to some technical features thereof, without departing from the scope of the technical solutions of embodiments of this application.
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